Aker Solutions and Total, both with numerous operations in North and South America, have recently agreed to collaborate on research and innovation to develop new cost-effective subsea field technology.
The initial four-year technical collaboration agreement will build on earlier cooperation and bring both companies closer in developing technologies that will reduce costs and increase value at subsea oil and gas fields. The partnership will this year explore a wide range of issues, including further evolution of subsea processing and compression systems to boost cost-efficiency of deepwater gas production, development of electric subsea controls and optimization of flow-measurement technologies. Further scope of the collaboration will be defined over the next months.
Total has been a strategic customer of Aker Solutions for many years and have worked closely on solving specific project challenges and designing solutions to enable future developments. This includes collaborating on subsea boosting solutions and subsea plant for deepwater application as part of Total’s deep offshore research and development program.